KENOJUAK ASHEVAK, C.C., R.C.A. (1927-2013) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Marching Gulls, 2004
Printmaker: STUDIO PM (MONTREAL)
Plate: 5 1/2 x 31 in (14 x 78.7 cm)
Sheet: 12 3/4 x 40 in (32.4 x 101.6 cm)
Sheet: 12 3/4 x 40 in (32.4 x 101.6 cm)
etching and aquatint
The composition of 'Marching Gulls' centres on a frieze-like sequence of these parading birds, engaged in a silent interaction with one another. The formal rhythm obeyed by the feathered troop...
The composition of "Marching Gulls" centres on a frieze-like sequence of these parading birds, engaged in a silent interaction with one another. The formal rhythm obeyed by the feathered troop is brilliantly emphasized by the horizontal orientation of the sheet. Though each gull is alike in shape, they differ ever so subtly in the way the aquatint is distributed within their respective contours.